Author: Jennifer Merschdorf, YSC CEO

The first of two Tour de Pink rides happening this weekend starts tomorrow, and I can’t tell if I am nervous that it will be too hard, excited for the challenge or anxious to have this behind me … probably a combination of all three. I have to be honest,...

This past weekend I flew to Kansas City to attend YSC Kansas City’s In Living Pink gala. It was awesome! Everyone looked beautiful and the energy throughout the event was electrifying, filled with love and compassion. My favorite part of any YSC In Living Pink event...

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” — Buddha All of us have given this concept thought at some point in our...

Letter #4 March 7, 2011 A letter to my friends and family It appears my Pink Elephant and I have kicked cancer’s butt and this will be our last email! You have been incredible beyond words in your support and kindness about these Pink Elephant emails, which I used to...

I bet if we all took a look at our friends and where they live, we would have people close to us on BOTH coasts … and everywhere in between! Take me for example. I grew up in the Bay Area in California. I love my sweatpants, I wish could wear jeans to work every day,...

Tour de Pink East Coast is six weeks away. When I decided to ride TdP last fall, I was so weak from all my surgeries the year before that I was not able to walk up a flight of stairs without pain. I hadn’t ridden a bike since I was a small child and had built up...

Letter #3 November 26, 2010 An email to my friends and family Every year, for as long as I can remember my family makes turkey soup the day after Thanksgiving. While Thanksgiving day itself is great, surrounded by friends and family, as a young girl I was secretly...

There are over a quarter of a million women living in the United States today who were diagnosed with breast cancer before their 41st birthday. This is a lot of young women who have heard the words, “You have breast cancer,” way before they ever thought they could get...

“What in the world are we supposed to eat while we train to ride 200 miles?” I’ve heard this question time and again from the many women I know who are doing Tour de Pink for the first time to take their bodies back from cancer. I had the unfortunate experience of...

The following is the second of four letters that I wrote to my friends and family immediately following my breast cancer diagnosis and surgery: Letter # 2 October 25, 2010 A letter to my friends and family Please forgive the long lapse since my last update. Life seems...